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THE ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ONE DOLL ARPER. YEA 11 VOL. 39 Asheboro, N. C, Thursday, October, 29, 1914 No. 43 FACTS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES THE COURIER'S COUNTY CORRESPOND. ELLS WHY EACH ONE AN APPEAL TO ALL GOOD CITIZENS THE THIRDM1ENDMENT FOR AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE ELECTED SOME QUALIFICATIONS TO FILL THE By our County Correspondent. The county campaign is nearing an end and the Democratic candidates have made a plain, straightforward defense of the National, State and County issues. At nearly every ap pointment the candidates have been received by a large crowd of voters and they have made good impressions. We have more Democratic voters in the county than we have ever had be fore and there is a united effort to swell the largest Democratic majority next Tuesday that has ever been poll ed in Randolph county. We appeal to your patriotism to see your neighbors and try to reason with them and con vince them that it is right to vote the Democratic ticket. The Democratic party has been the originator of every progressive movement in this state and it is now time for every voter who has voted the Republican ticket, honestly and conscientiously to get out of a party that has been a disap pointment in every instance. It is a fine thing to be a Democrat and be long to a party that does things. There are many reasons which appeal to the voters of Randolph county to support the Democratic nominess this year. In the first place, there is no county in the state which can show a better and brighter record as to the management of the finances than can be shown by the Democratic party in Randolph. Our county ticket without a single exception is clean, upright, nnri hnnnr able. In fact the Democrats have never nominated a better ticket from first to last than is presented to the people this campaign. As a business investment the best thing to An ia to continue the Democratic par- tv in mower in Randolph county. A trlnnrp at the personnel of the Demo rrAtie nominess reveals the fact that the county Democracy is proud of the men it asks you to vote lor. wme, join with us and let us roll up a big majority and elect every man. The one best bet of the Democratic ticket in the campaign this year is Mr. Frank McAulay, the hustling can didate for the State Senate. In put ting him forth for this honor, Mont gomery county can well take just pride that she offers to the voters of Randolph a man who in every way in which men are measured comes souarelv uo to the standard. Further Khp ran reallv arrogate to herself a isort. of nardonable conceit that her candidate is a man of such high type ireproachable, pure, honest, good, that he is deserving of any honor that the people of this Senatorial dis trict can give him. If you know Mr. McAulay personally, we are sure that you admi:e the man. We know him well, and have an unbounded admira tion for him as a high-toned Chris tian gentleman, a broad-minded, lib eral, successful business man, able to cope with large questions, and well qualified to take care of every interest of the district. For House of Representatives a better man cannot be found than Dr, G. A. Foster, of Liberty. He is pro gressive and has always taken an ac tive part in all movements which have for their aim the advancement of the farmer and takes a broad view of pub lic affairs. He has always been wil ling to give loberally of his time and money for the public good, and is rec ognized throughout this section as a type of man worthy of the confidence of the people and in whom implicit confidence could be placed, tie is one of Randolph's most prominent physi cians and all who know him will agree that he has a mind of his own, con trolled by good sound judgment. He is honest, sincere, true, capable and a man of wide acquaintance and much influence in the state; a sane and con servative thinker, a popular and agreeable gentleman whose eminent Qualifications would entitle hin to first rank among the strong and use ful men of the General Assembly. Dr. Foster has no harsh words to say of his Republican opponent, rarlow, but expects to beat him at the polls next Tuesday and after that to be the rep resentative in the Legislature of all the people of the grand old county of Randolph, irrespective of their creed, color or politics. When the time came at the Demo cratic convention for the nomination for Clerk of the Court, Coleridge township offered the name of one of her most active, capable, and energet ic business men, Mr. J. M. Cavcness. The convention quickly recognized the character and ability of the Coleridge citizen and he was quickly nominated. To those who know Mr. Caveness, one would not be charged with even near ing the borderland of extravagant statements by declaring that he is not only one of the best men in Ran dolph county, but a man who is ca pable and competent to fill any pub lic office within the gift of the peo ple. He is jovial, genial, an honest gentleman a man whose word is as good as his bond. He stands high among his neighbors who know and esteem him as an upright citizen. He is an active churchman, a prodigious reader of books and current literature and keeps well abreast of the times. He will be elected next Tuesday by 1,000 majority and will make one of the best- county officers Randolph county ever had. When Mr. J. W. Birkhead was elect ed sheriff of Randolph county he be gan the duties of his office in an un FACIk '4JUT EACH MAN'S OFFICE A, "KT FORTH assuming manner,. forming the work diligently and iciently. Kind and courteous to all, a man who in every way in which men are measur ed comes squarely up to the standard. He is one of the county's foremost citizens and one whose influence is al ways toward the right and against the wrong, being vigorous in his pros ecution of violators of law and collect' ing taxes without fear or favor to rich or poor alike. For four years Mr. Birkhead has served the people of Randolph county in this high and important office and not one thing wrong has been done. What better praise can be said of any man than that he performed his duties faithful ly and well. Such a record is one to be proud of and it would pay the peo ple irespective of party, to keep such a man as Mr. Birkhead in office a life time. Able, resourceful and honora ble is Mr. Birkhead and in him the Democrats of Randolph offer a can' didate that will reflect credit to a pub' lie office and after his election will continue to conduct the sheirff's office in the same efficient manner that he has during the term that he has held it. For Register of Deeds, Mr. G. T. Murdock is re-nominated and if all signs point to anything he will be re elected. There are no frills or furbe lows on George Murdock. A quiet, unobtrusive man is George Murdock, but as careful, conscientious and thorough going in the discharge of his duties as can be asked of a public official. Today the affairs of the office of Register of Deeds of Randolph county are administered to the entire satisfaction of everybody -v. no has business in the office. No department of the county receives closer or more careful attention than that of Regis ter ot Deeds office presided over by George Murdock, and he will be re elected on his record. Republicans all over the county will vote for Mr. Mur dock because they know he is compe tent and never let politics interfere with nis duties as an olhcer. Mr. L. C. Phillips has proven him self to be the right man for Treasur er. He is competent and well fitted for the office of Treasurer a fact he has demonstrated during the fourteen months he has filled the office under appointment. Mr. Phillips is a stren uous campaigner and has been active in county affairs for many years and stands for all that stands for the pro gress of the county. He is painstak ing, efficient, energentic, friendly and accommodating. Mr. Phillips has prov en himself to be a man of sound judg ment and well deserving of the office to which he should return. Mr. H. A. Albright, for surveyor,, needs no introduction to the people of Randolph county. Suffice it to say that Mr. Albright does things right and everybody wants him for survey or. Dr. C. S. Tate, the nominee for cor oner, is also a type of citizen who de serves the suffrage of his fellow citi zens who deem good citizenship an essential in the character of the men in public office. When the time came at the Demo cratic convention for nomination of a citizen for county commisioner Ran dleman township had the right man in the person of Mr. H. O. Barker. He is a farmer, has by integrity, honest, sobriety and genialitv won for him self the esteem of all who know him. He was nominated by the activities of his friends who recognized his abilities to assist in directing the business of Randolph county. For county commissioner, Mr. Clar ence Parks can't be beat. He is a strong advocate of good roads, in creased school facilities, the extension of agricultural work and other public matters that tend to the advancement of his community. He is a successful business man, being considered one of the best in Franklinville, the thriving textile center on Deep River. He one of the brightest young men in Randolph county and was not at the county convention soliciting votes for a nomination. He was there as a cit izen, interested in the welfare of his party and the county government. His fellow citizens from that section of the county recognized his fitness and abil ity to make them a good representa tive. Mr. Parks is a native if Colum bia township and was born and rear ed three miles east of Ramseur. He is a son -of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Parks. He is a fair and square man, a fine neighbor and a man who will add strength to the Democratic ticket and his election will add efficiency to the management of county affairs as a member of the board of commission ers. There has been in the past elections a tendency on the part of the average voter not to give equal consideration to candidates for county commission ers as to the candidates for sheriff, Register of Deeds, or other offices. This is not right as it should be, for under our form of government mem bership on the board of county com missioners is one of the most impor tant offices in the county. This is the Board that really transacts the busi ness of the county. Other officers may collect and keep a lecord of pub lic funds, but the commissioners do the spending. They are the directors of the county's affairs. It is doubt- (Continued on page four.) TURN CUT NEXT TUESDAY AND PUT OUT BY THE PARTY TH HELP MAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY. Our government is by political parties, yet many Democrats do not seem to realize the necessity of turning out on election day because they think the Democratic party and good government are safe. A lack of interest on the part of Democrats might materially change the election. There were only three or four Republican members of the last General Assembly in counties east ot balisbury. When we study the history of the two political parties in the government of the state and of the different counties, there can be no hesitation as to which party deserves the best at the hands of the people. Take our own county for has taken the trouble to investigate knows that the Ke publicans have never properly managed our county af fairs, and under Democratic rule there has been an hon est and economical administration and every dollar of the people's money has been accounted for. There is no county in the. state which can show a bet ter and brighter record as finances than can be shown Randolph county. No county in this state si oners; and there is no county in the state that has a bet ter ticket than was nominated by the Democrats at their last convention. In fact, our party has never nominated a better ticket from the first to the last than is presented to the people in this campagn. Take Watt Birkhead, who left his farm and who has served only two terms as sheriff and who has made one of the best sheriffs in the state. Could the people afford to turn him down to elect a man whose principal accomplish ment is that he has a vast amount of money to spend tor campaign purposes, and who would not and could not make anything like as good a'sheriff as has Mr. Birkhead. And another, Louis Phillips, has served only part of one term and has made an modating, as well as an honest and careful public official Everybody knows that one of the best men in the county, but is a man who is ca pable and competent to.fill any.-'nlic office within the gift of the people. No better men can be found anywhere than our legis lative ticket. The biggest effort is being made to defeat them, and the county commissioners as well as the sheriti. There is nothing more important than the election of a Democratic board of commissioners and members of the General Assembly. The good people of Randolph county, regardless of party, could not afford to send to the Legislature the Re publican nominees. Thsy would vote for measures which would be against the interests of the people, and would help to turn back the tide of which exists in the state, and would endeavor to destroy good effects of our constitutional amendment by placing the election laws in the hands of Republicans who would register at least seventy thousand negroes in North Carolina. Everybody knows what commissioners have made. commissioners are W. J. Scarboro, Clarence Parks and Hollie Barker and are the best of men and the affairs of the county will be safe in their hands. There is Mr. Albright for for coroner good and true men. There is hardly a possibility of it, but should the Re publicans accidentally be elected, by the indifference of Democrats remaining at home, we would all wake up the morning after the election and kick ourselves out of bed and wonder how we could have been so foolish as not to have exerted ourselves in which has never given us good government when it had the reins of power. As a business investment, the best thing to do is to continue the Democratic party in power in this county as well as in the state.' In a large county like this there is always danger of reducing the majority, or of possibly defeating the tick et, if any considerable number of Democrats remain at home through indifference, or for any cause fail to go to the election. It would be a great mistake to turn over the county to a board of commissioners of a party which, when in power last in the county, never settled with the sheriff or treasurer for three years, and not then until forced to do so by the overpowering pressure of public sentiment which demanded it. Let every Democrat not only go to the election, but speak to his neighbor about going, and see to it that every Democrat who has heretofore remained away from the polls goes this year and does his full duty. The best way to do this is to prepare a list of all Democrats and keep check on them as they vote. Do not let rain or bad weath er prevent a full vote early in the day. VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES AT STANDS FOR PROGRESS THE LARGEST IN THE HISTORY instance, and every one who to the management of the by the Democratic party in has a better board of commis obliging, faithful and accom George Murdock is not only good will and good feeling a good record the county The nominees for county surveyor and Dr. C. S. Tat; an effort to defeat a party MR. EDMOND JONES, OF LENOIR TELLS WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT SHOULD HE ADOPTED IT MEANS LOCAL LEGISLATION. Hon. Edmund Jones, of Lenior, a series of articles of value presents reasons for the adoption of the pro posed ten amet.aments to the Consti tution. His article as to the third amendment, that relating to local, private and special legislation is as follows: In defining the duties and powers of the General Assembly, it is propos ed to add to Article 2 of the Consti tution a new section, limiting those powers in certain particulars, which section is to be known as Section 29 In words and figures the amendment is as follows: "The General Assembly shall not pass any. local, private or special act or resolution Relating to ferries and bridges: Relating to courts inferior to the Superior Courts: Relating to the appointment of Justices of the Peace Relating to Health, Sanitation and the abatement of nuisances: Changing the names of cities, towns and town ships: authorizing the laying out, op ening, altering, maintaining or dis continuing highways, streets or al leys: Relating to ferries and bridges: Relating to game or hunting: Relat-j ing to non-navigable streams: Relat ing to cemetfi les: Kelai'm; to pay cf jurors: Erect in-? new townships or changing township lines: Or changing ): altering the lines ot school !is tuis: Remitting linos, penalties, and 1 ji'leriiii'ts: Or refunding moneys le gally paid into the Treasury: Regu lating labor, trade mining or manu facturing: Extending tune for the as sessment or payment of taxes, or otherwise relieving any collector of taxes from che due performance of his official duties, or his surities from liability: Giving eiVect to informal wills and deeds. Nor shall the Gen eral Assembly enact any such local, private or special act by their partial repeal of a general law; but the Gen era! Assembly may at any time re peal local, private or snciiul act en acted by it. Any local, private or special act or resolution passed in vio lation of the provision of this section shall he void. The General Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regulating the matters set oat in this section." This is the language of the propos ed Third Amendment. What does it all mean, and what is the necessity for it? It-must be rmemhered that the members of the Legislature can only receive pay for sixty days, anil that time, of course, marks the limit of its session. Within this time there will he at least eight Sundays. So that the working days of the General As sembly cannot exceed fifty-two days. Within this time, the Legislature of 1!i:i passed 20:'. Public Laws, in which the whole state is interested; 2S Lo cal Public Laws, in which only one county or one community was inter ested; and 94 Private Laws, in which only one or more individuals were in terested. So that, for the fifty-two working days of the session of 1913, the Legislature made per day, three and a fraction of Public Laws, and twenty-five and a fraction of Public Local and Private Laws. There were 496 pages of Public Laws, and 3,246 printed pages of Public Local and Pri vate Laws. What was the subject matter of these Public Local Laws? Almost without exception the verv things the Legislature is prohibited from doing by the amendment. Such for instance, as the incorporation of churches and benevolent societies: hich ro"M nH ought to be done un der tiie Secretary of State. The es tablishment and changing of lines of school districts, which could and ought Education. The changing of township linos: the establishment of new voting P'-ocinets; the laving off and changing of public roads; the building of hedges: the erection and maintenance of county institutions, and a hundred other things that the countv commis sioners can and ought to do. Tn fact. there is not one of the 1 ,"22 different Public Local and Private Acts passed bv t'ie fast Legislature, that rnnld not ho belter and quicker done under ronrnl laws than by spee'-d acts; .,.,) .jf j,,, F;,,nn t'ne he better con sidered and with somebody resnonsi h'e for t'icni. Thou again, take the matter of expense. It is safe to say th:t the passage cd" earh one of these '.",22 acts for which scarcely anyone cares, cost the people of the state S,'0 in salaries, per diem. etc. Then too, tev nv'st be printed and bound. In, this item alone it is safe to sav that. R25.000 ner annum could be saved to the public tveasurv, and nt the same time leave the Legislature free to de vote its t'me. to matters of public in terest and import. At present lefisln- tion is a scramble; why not make it a deliberation? This Third Amend ment will go far towa'd correcting a "rent and growing evil. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKINGS Democratic sneakers vi'l add'-ess the citizens of Randolph county at the tolowing places: Randleman. Friday n!ght, Oct. "0. Seagrove. Friday night. Oct. "0. Liberty, Saturday night, Oct. "1. Central Falls, Saturday night, Oct. T. J. FINCH, Chairman. Randolph Co. Dem. Ex. Com Jl'DGE HENRY CONNOR STRONG LY FAVORS ALL OF THE TEN UIS VIEWS WERE GIVEN OUT AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE W. T. Bost, the Raleigh correspon dent of the Greensboro News, gives the following gist of a letter recently issued by Judge Connor in which he strongly favors the ten proposed Con stitutional amendments: "I strongly favor the ratification of these amendments to our State Con stitution," Judge Connor says. "I do not favor them because I conceive them, or either of them, to be directed against somebody or anybody, or be cause I think others who are equally as well informed, if not better inform ed, than I, are 'tax dodgers,' or 'tax eaters.' Nor do I think they are dom inated by some selfish 'interests.' I have but little sympathy with the crusade which has been made against citizens, charging that they swear taisely in listing their property for taxation." Judge Connor thinks after examining the auditor's report that there is remarkable uniformity in tax ation as it effects personal property. favors Kevenue Amendment "I favor the amendment in regard to the revenue system," Judge Connor writes, "because the system under which we have been levying is too rigid is not sufficiently elastic to per mit a proper and fair classification of property for taxation. There is an apparent, but not real fairness in tax- :ig a'l property upon a fair cash val io. It is probable that 50 years ago onditioiid in this state were such that the system was as fair as anv which could have been adopted. These con ditions have changed, our industrial ml business life have resulted in the production of a variety of investments and cla-ses of property. While the fair cash value' test should not be al together abandoned, other elements hould be considered." Judge Connor savs he has no net theory as to the manner of working these elements into the revenue sys tem. "My sole purpose in favor-in c the amendments is to enable the peo- ic, inrougn tneir representatives, to tudy, examine, investigate and annlv the combined experience and thought. of other state and countries in equal izing and making a more equitable ystem or taxation." He denies any disposition to "hit" any form of industry or burden op pressively any kind "of property. He does not seek "an abundant revenue" yr an overflowing public treasury." He thinks there should be enou'eh taxes to meet the expense of a gov ernment administered wUh due re- ard for all citizens, . 1 Rate Is Limited. Judge Connor does not cvmna:nA with one objection to (ho tnvnt.on amendment, though he thinks there is i show of reason in it. the plea that the power to segregate ami classify property is conferred. Used ignorant y or unjustly it mav dnati-.w business, he says by way of quotation. It must, in fairness," continues Judge ConnoY, "be conceded that the powers conferred are quite broad, sub ject, however, to limitation in respect to rate, which cannot he exceeded, ex cept by a vote of the people." This is much the most persistent objection to the amendments, the campaigners fuyI avn1 the iu,tem,nt of His Honor that the rate cannot be raised without popular election, is the portion of v,; contribution which will have th greatest effect. He does not think the least sio-nlfi. cant thing in the amendments to be their imposition upon the Legislature of greater duties, mrofnl inct;, u80 fitron'r,' ca" r their support. "t The amendments," he says finally, "I think.have sufficient inherent virtue (.r.:v; ; .nucivcj U the favor able consideration of the people with out being" labeled with party names or endorsements they appeal for rat ification to the sober, intelligent thought of the people. I trust that the appeal will not be in vain." SIMMONS FAVORS ALL AM FO MENTS TO CONSTITUTION Senator Simmons savs until a dav or Two Arro He 1;,d Not Had Time To Look Into Proposed Amend ments, rente Tb. Statements of I'M Position was Delayed Senator Simmons issued a state ment declaring himself in favor of ill the proposed amendments to the Xo'-th Carolina constitution. His statement is as follows: "For some time my time has been so completely taken up with impor tant national legislation with respect to which heavy responsibility was thrust upon me that I had not had t'me to give mature consideration to the proposed amendments to our Con stitution, which the importance of the subject demands. On Thursday last Congress finally passed the war reve nue bill, of which 1 had charge in the Senate as chairman of the committee on finance. Since that time 1 have c'ose'y studied the amendments. "AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDER ATION AND MVTURE REFLEC TION IT H MY OPINION THAT THESE AMENDMENTS. ONE AND ALL. ARE WISE, AND PERSONAL LY. I SHALL SUPPORT THEM AND 1 SINCERELY HOPE THAT THEY MAY RE ADOPTED AT THE COM ING ELECTION AND BECOME A PART OF THE ORGANIC LAW nv THE STATE."